Kebisoni
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DiscipleWhomJesusLoves said:I do not think God brakes our legs to prevent us "rogue" ones from breaking away and until we can learn our names and not fear the shepherd. Yes, we are sheep but not sheep sheep as in animals.
I think of the story of the prodigal son and I don't see God's heart as one of braking His children's leg, no matter how prodigal they are. The father simply gave the son his share of the inheritance and let him go. He didn't put some "weight" on him to slow him down or anything like that.
I think there are plenty of brakes applied in the story of the Prodigal son - Quaffer mentioned some. I actually think giving the son his inheritance before he was ready and mature enough to handle it ensured the brake from the start - the Father, I think, knew that was the only way to teach the son to trust him and love him and stay close to him. The Father's joy at the returning son is the joy of a Shepherd who can take off the brake.
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